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Dordt College President will retire from his position in 2012
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05/2/2011
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Dordt College President Dr. Carl E. Zylstra announced in a recent
Board of Trustees meeting that he will retire from his position following
the 2011\_12 academic year. Zylstra, who has served as president since
1996, is Dordt College\uc1\u8217?s third president.
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President Zylstra said of his decision, \uc1\u8220?Even after we leave,
our hearts will remain with Dordt College and the extraordinary mission
that God has given this place.\uc1\u8221?
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Dordt College Board of Trustees President Randy Kroll shared the board\uc1\u8217?s
appreciation for the work that Zylstra has done. \uc1\u8220?We are
very appreciative of Dr. Zylstra\uc1\u8217?s leadership over the last
15 years, and we praise God for the blessings that Dordt has received
through him. I look forward to seeing what God puts before him in
the future.\uc1\u8221?
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Before his appointment at Dordt College, Zylstra served as pastor
of Immanuel Christian Reformed Church in Orange City, Iowa. He has
been chair of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities,
Iowa Campus Compact, the Iowa Association of College Presidents, the
Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and the
Tax Advisory Committee of the National Association of Independent
Colleges and Universities. He also has served as Secretary of the
Iowa College \'46oundation and as a member of the board of directors
of the National Association Independent Colleges and Universities,
Iowans for a Better \'46uture, and the Barnabas \'46oundation.\line
\~
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